Life-saving apparatus.



PATBNTED AUG. 11, 1908. 'A

J. W. NEELY.

. LIFE SAVING APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 29, 1907.

Inventor:

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JOHN W. NEELY, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHNH.

SMITH, OF JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS. i

LIFE-SAVING APPARATUS.

Application led May 29, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WV. NEELY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex and State oflVIassachusetts, have invented nevsT and useful Improvements inLife-Saving Appara* tus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in life saving apparatus, and theobject is to provide a device which may be worn by a person who iseither boating or who is near the water, said device comprising a floatand a cord fast to said float coiled and supported on a belt in such amanner that if the persons body becomes submerged the iioat will freeitself from the belt .and risel to the surface, thus indicating theposition of the body so that the body may be raised by means of thecord. v

Like numerals refer to like parts throughi out the several views of thedrawings.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvedlife saving apparatus, the belt being broken away to save space in thedrawing and the cord being coiled and said cord and the handle beingsupported on the hook as the device is worn. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of the device after the 'float has freed itself from the hook onthe belt, the cord being broken away to save space in the drawings. Fig.3 is a detail plan section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, 5 is a plate provided with ears 6, 6 having slots 7, 7through which extends a belt 8 which may be secured around the waist ofa person. A hook 9u fast to the plate 5 extends upwardly and outwardlyfrom its point of connection with said plate. A ring or eye 10 issecured to the plate 5 in any suitable manner such as by soldering, saidring being connected to a float 11 by a cord 12 having a loop 13.

The operation of the device is as follows:l The cord 12 is normally hungin a coil on the hook 9 and the float 11 is hung from said hook by meansof the loop 13. The device as thus arranged may be worn by a personSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11, 1908,

Serial No. 376,363.

' who is either boating, skating or who is engaged in any pursuit inproximity to the water. If the person falls into the water and sinks theAlioat detaches itself from the hook 9 and the cord uncoils and it willbe seen that as the body sinks the cord being o f sufficient length thefloat 11 will rise to the surface of the water and indicate the positionof the persons body, the rescuers may then pick up the float and pull onthe cord 12 thus raising the body to the surface.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire by Letters'Patent to secure is:

1. In a life saving apparatus, a belt, a hook attached to said belt withits outer end extending upwardly, a float,a cord connected to said beltand said float, and a loop connected to said float, whereby said floatmay be supported by said loop on said hook.

2. In a life saving apparatus, a belt, a hook attached to said belt withits outer end extendingupwardly, a float, and a cord connected to saidbelt terminating at one end thereof in a loop connected to said float,wherebysaid float may be supported by said loop on said hook.

3., In a life saving apparatus, a belt, an upwardly extending' hooksupported on said belt, a oat, a cord connected to said belt and saidfloat and arranged in a coil on said hook, and a loop connected to saidIioat and supported on said hook.

' 4. In a life saving apparatus, a belt, a plate fast to said belt, anupwardly extending hook fast to said plate, a ring or eye fast to saidplate, a float, vand a cord connected at one end to said float and atits other end to said eye and arranged in a coil on said hook.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN W. NEELY.

IVitnesses:

Louis A. JONES, SADIE V. MGCARTHY.

